Sentiments on the domestic bourses were dampened by weak
trend in global markets, triggering selling by funds as well
as retail investors, brokers said.

Metal, IT and banking stocks were under pressure,
dragging the Sensex down, they added.

Among major losers, Reliance Industries fell by 0.57
percent to Rs 1,040.55, Reliance Infra by 0.95 percent to Rs
1,023.65, Infosys by 2.94 percent to Rs 2,404, Wipro by 1.30
percent to Rs 639, Sterlite by 1.40 percent to Rs 742, State
Bank of India by 0.63 percent to Rs 2,045 and ICICI Bank by
1.26 percent to Rs 819.90.

The Hong Kong`s Hang Seng index was down 1.2 percent,
while Japan`s Nikkei shed 0.40 percent in the morning trade
today. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average had closed 0.52 percent lower in the previous session.